Professionalising local government leadership: A foundational imperative

First, the good news. Africa's economic pulse has quickened, infusing the continent with a new commercial vibrancy. Real GDP rose by 4.9 percent a year from 2000 through 2008, more than twice its pace in the 1980s and 1990s. Telecommunications, banking, and retailing are flourishing. Constructi...

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Published in:Commonwealth journal of local governance 2011-05 (8/9), p.136-149
Main Author: Ajayi, Olubunmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Leadership
Local government
Management
Officials and employees
Philosophy
Political leadership
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Summary:First, the good news. Africa's economic pulse has quickened, infusing the continent with a new commercial vibrancy. Real GDP rose by 4.9 percent a year from 2000 through 2008, more than twice its pace in the 1980s and 1990s. Telecommunications, banking, and retailing are flourishing. Construction is booming. Private-investment inflows are surging. Africa's collective GDP, at $1.6 trillion in 2008, is now roughly equal to Brazil's or Russia's, and according to the McKinsey Quarterly, 'What's driving Africa's growth' (2010), the continent is among the world's most rapidly growing economic regions. This acceleration is a sign of hard-earned progress and future promise.
ISSN:1836-0394
1836-0394
DOI:10.5130/cjlg.v0i8/9.2421